Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes 08.03.10
August 17, 2010
TOWN OF BRADFORD
ZBA MEETING
AUGUST 3, 2010
7:00PM
Call to Order and Roll Call:
Brooks McCandlish, Chair called the meeting to order at 7:10pm with Les Gordon, Dick Dionne, Andrew Pinard and Bill Glennie, Alternate present. Marge Cilley, Secretary was absent.
Review and Consideration of July 6, 2010:
Motion was made and seconded to approve the July 6, 2010 minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Application:
At the last ZBA meeting, Doug Webb, Lumber Barn, Route 114, Map 7, Lot 2 was in and was going to bring in a Plot Plan etc. to the ZBA, prior to their next scheduled meeting which is tonight. Mr. Webb did not appear at this evenings meeting.
Harry Wright:
Harry Wright had requested meeting with the ZBA regarding building a garage on his property. Harry Wright was unavailable at this time as he was in a Non-Public Selectmen’s meeting. The ZBA did discuss his proposal as being a 20′ by 20′garage with two doors, close to Oakdale, 34 feet back from the edge of the road. The plan did not show if it were a single story or not. Discussion ensued. In reply to a question asked by Everett Kittredge, the garage in question is on the opposite side of the road from the storage shed. Everett Kittredge advised there was a similar case a few years ago, and it was denied by the Zoning Board and it went to the Superior Court, who agreed with the ZBA. Everett’s suggestion was to review that case and the circumstances of that case prior to making a decision.
Lengthy discussion ensued.
Alternate, Brian Muchow arrived and was seated for Bill Glennie per Brooks McCandlish, Chair.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00pm after waiting an hour for Mr. Wright to appear.
Respectfully submitted.
Marjorie R. Cilley
Secretary
ZBA Minutes 07.06.10
July 9, 2010
TOWN OF BRADFORD
ZBA MEETING
JULY 6, 2010
7:00PM
Brooks McCandlish, Chair opened the meeting at 7:10pm with Les Gordon, and Bill Glennie present. Marge Cilley Secretary arrived at 7:25pm. Andrew Pinard and Richard Dionne were absent.
Review and Consideration of Minutes from June 1, 2010:
Motion was made by Bill Glennie to approve the minutes from June 1, 2010. Seconded by Les Gordon. Motion carried 3-0.
There are no new applications and no hearings.
Doug Webb, Lumber Barn, Route 114, Map 7, Lot 2:
Doug Webb, Lumber Barn came before the ZBA regarding a variance for a sign.
Brooks McCandlish, Chair advised Mr. Webb the 5 criteria questions that have to be filled out and they all have to have yes answers and justification. Doug Webb will go through these more thoroughly including intentions. Mr. Webb will get this information to the ZBA prior to their scheduled meeting August 3, 2010, which will include 5 copies and a Plot Plan can showing the sign. When the ZBA accepts a complete application a Public Hearing will be scheduled and the abutters notified. Brooks McCandlish, Chair brought up the question of what is happening with the large sign –perhaps the two could be done together. Mr. Webb advised he is not dealing much with the large sign except for the amount of lit sign allowed in square footage, and if it turns out to need a variance, he will apply. Doug Webb thanked the ZBA for waiting for him this evening.
Meeting adjourned 7:40pm
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie R. Cilley
Secretary
ZBA Minutes 06.01.10
June 2, 2010
TOWN OF BRADFORD
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
JUNE 1, 2010
7:00PM
Call to Order and Roll Call:
Bruce McCandlish, Chair called the meeting to order at 7:00pm with Bill Glennie, Andrew Pinard and Marge Cilley, Secretary present. Absent were Les Gordon and Richard Dionne.
Review and Consideration of May 4, 2010 minutes:
Motion was made by Bill Glennie to approve the May 4, 2010 minutes as presented. Andrew Pinard seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
Andrew Pinard advised he has added the Application Variance to the Town Web Site, which can also be filled out on line.
Andrew Pinard also advised he had attended a Planning and Zoning meeting and the Special Exception will be updated.
Public Hearing for: IAMNET, James Thompson and Bill Thompson:
The Public Hearing was opened at 7:15pm as scheduled regarding an Application for a Special Exception for a wireless repeater facility by IAMNET, INC. Bill Thompson and James Thompson.
There being no public comments, the public hearing was closed.
Motion was made by Andrew Pinard to approve S2010-01 - Commercial use of residential rural property. Seconded by Bill Glennie. Motion carried 3-0.
Motion was made by Bill Glennie to approve S2010-02 - Zoning ordinance D:2 by definition our tripod is considered a tower and by definition we are a wireless telecommunication facility. Motion seconded by Andrew Pinard. Motion carried 3-0.
The Thompson’s requested a copy of the decision.
There being no other business to come before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, the meeting adjourned at 7:35pm
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie R. Cilley
Secretary
Zoning Board Minutes 05.04.10
May 5, 2010
TOWN OF BRADFORD
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MINUTES
MAY 4, 2010
7:00PM
Call to Order and Roll Call
Brooks McCandlish, Chair opened the meeting at 7:00pm with Andrew Pinard, Les Gordon, Bill Glennie and Marge Cilley, Secretary present. Richard Dionne was absent.
IAMNET, James Thompson and Bill Thompson:
The Thompson’s came before the Zoning Board of Adjustment to present their Applications for a Special Exception to place a wireless repeater facility on Map 23, Lot 3, property owned by Jeff Renk at 2871 Rte 114 in Bradford, N. H. Copies of the Special Exception were handed out to each of the board members, as well as the abutters list and topo maps. The trial has been up since last fall, and the wireless repeater facility will serve homes around Lake Massasecum. Town Department Heads were notified and returned their input.
Application #1 - S2010-01 appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustment is to consider: Commercial use of residential rural property.
Motion was made by Les Gordon to accept Application #1. Seconded by Bill Glennie. Motion carried 4-0.
Application #2 - S20100-02 Zoning Ordinance D:2 - by definition our tripod is considered a tower and by definition we are a wireless telecommunication facility.
Motion was made by Les Gordon to accept Application #2. Seconded by Andrew Pinard. Motion carried 4-0.
All monies have been paid.
There will be a Public Hearing scheduled for June 1, 2010 at the Town Hall at 7:15pm. This will be posted, in the Intertown Record and letters forwarded to the abutters.
Review and Approval of April 6, 2010 Minutes:
Motion was made by Bill Glennie to accept the minutes as presented. Motion seconded and carried 3-0. Andrew Pinard abstained.
Rules of Procedure:
Rules of Procedure were handed out to those who did not have them.
Andrew Pinard advised Zoning minutes are now on the town WEB site.
Motion to adjourn at 7:35pm was made, seconded and carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie R. Cilley
Secretary
ZBA Minutes 04.06.10
April 26, 2010
TOWN OF BRADFORD
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
APRIL 6, 2010
7:00PM
Call to Order and Roll Call:
Brooks McCandlish, Chair opened the meeting at 7:03pm with Les Gordon, Bill Glennie, and Harry Wright present.
Acknowledgement was made of Bill Glennie being a new member, and the letter of resignation from Harry Wright who was thanked for his service on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Harry was elected to the Board of Selectmen at last Town Meeting.
There is a vacancy on the board that needs to be filled and Andrew Pinard has volunteered to serve until the election next March.
Motion was made by Les Gordon to appoint Andrew Pinard to serve on the ZBA until the next election. Seconded by Bill Glennie. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Les Gordon to accept the minutes of the March 2, 2010 meeting as written. Bill Glennie seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
James Thompson, IAMNOW.NET:
Brooks McCandlish, Chair advised he had received a call from James Thompson, IAMNOW.NET, regarding a proposal to put up a wireless tower to serve the back side of Lake Massasecum with high speed internet service. Bill Glennie described the existing test setup behind the former Mountain Lake Inn as well as plans to explore other localities. Mr. Thompson has been before the Planning Board regarding this endeavor. Brooks McCandlish advised he asked James Thompson to come before the ZBA at tonight’s meeting with an application as complete as possible so the board could help with this. Mr. Thompson was not present at tonight’s meeting.
Lumber Barn, Soaring Goose, LLC - Route 114:
One single application of a Variance for signage was received today from the Lumber Barn via mail. A Variance is being requested from Article VI Section B2 & 7B of the Ordinance.
Several problems with application submitted were noted, including:
- Five copies of the application are required but only one was submitted.
- No description was given of what the applicant proposes
- The application states that no special conditions exist such that literal enforcement of the ordinance results in unnecessary hardship. If this were the case, the ZBA would have to deny an application for a variance, but that is probably not the applicant’s intent.
New Variance Form:
A new variance form is needed to reflect the changes to RSA 674:33 effective January l, 2010.
Motion was made by Bill Glennie to accept the proposed Variance Application form with clarification of item 5 on page 2. Les Gordon seconded. Motion carried unanimously. The edited copy will be forwarded to the board members for review and then sent to the Selectmen’s office and posted on the Town website.
Mention was made of the Planning and Zoning Spring Conference to be held in Nashua on Saturday May 8th, sponsored by LGC and OEP.
Election of Officers:
It was agreed to ask Marge Cilley to act as Recording Secretary. Brooks McCandlish offered to discuss how this will affect the Planning and Zoning budget with Phil LaMoreaux, Chairman of the Planning Board.
Motion was made to nominate Brooks McCandlish as Chair for this year by Les Gordon. Motion Seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made to nominate Bill Glennie as Vice Chair by Les Gordon. Motion seconded and carried unanimously.
Motion was made to nominate Andrew Pinard as Clerk by Bill Glennie. Les Gordon seconded. Motion carried unanimously. (After Andrew is sworn in).
It was advised that Variance approval must be by three members, no matter how many are present, not just by a majority.
Les Gordon moved to adjourn. Seconded by Bill Glennie.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie R. Cilley
Acting Secretary
